ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Crichton Leprechaun

Okay kiddo, so you know how leprechauns are little magical creatures from Irish folklore that are said to have pots of gold at the end of rainbows? Well, there's a story that came from a town called Crichton in Alabama that says people saw a leprechaun there in 2006.

Now, some people thought they might have just seen a person dressed up in a costume, but others believed it really was a leprechaun. They even made a video of it, and it went viral on the internet.

But here's the thing, even though it was a fun story, it's very unlikely that there was actually a real leprechaun in Crichton. Sometimes people like to have a little fun and play pretend, and that's okay. But we should remember that not everything we hear or see is true, and it's important to be critical and think things through before we believe them.